Deb Hann – Senior Constable
Senior Constable Deb Hann – On the Beat
In an update to last week’s column, police have arrested two youths following the aggravated robbery of a liquor store. Investigations continue as other people were involved.
In other news, on November 10 there was an aggravated robbery at a rural address on Fencourt Road. Police are seeking information related to it, specifically sightings of a white sedan travelling in tandem with a blue Yamaha motorbike in the area, in the early hours of November 11. Three males and a female are believed to be involved. If you have any information, contact 105 (or 105.police.govt.nz) referencing file 231111/6410.
On November 16, a burglary occurred in Maungakawa, where offenders were disturbed by the owners returning home. Our investigation is progressing with positive leads and this has been assisted greatly by information obtained from the local rural community and some eagle-eyed (off duty) Cambridge Community Patrollers.
If you think a person or vehicle is behaving suspiciously, take note. If it doesn’t look right, it quite possibly isn’t and your information could be the key piece of a crime solving puzzle.
I have previously asked everyone to be aware of scammers. I was contacted by a member of the community with yet another example. An elderly man was contacted by a representative from the fraud section of his United Kingdom bank. The phone call highlighted that he had been tricked into clicking on links sent to him by scammers, unwittingly giving out details for both his UK and New Zealand based bank accounts.
Fortunately, both banks were quickly onto the subsequent fraud attempt, contacted the man and took steps to stop it. This is another reminder to not click on any links sent to you by text or email, especially requesting you to login to banking organisations. No bank will ask you to do that.
Today’s road policing topic is around one way lanes. Changes were made to the southern Hall and Grey street intersections with Hamilton road last year. Traffic is only allowed to exit from the cul-de-sac over a single paved lane to turn left onto Hamilton Road. Twice in the last two days when off duty, I have seen vehicles drive into these roads from Hamilton road, the wrong way – past the clear no entry signage and at peak traffic times. When caught, motorists face a fine of $150. More importantly though, driving into a lane controlled by a no entry sign, especially a single lane access, puts both cyclists and other motorists at risk. Safety first, don’t do it.
Finally today, in the last school holidays we were delighted to do Coffee with a Cop at the Deli on the Corner. This month it is Leamington’s turn. Join us for Coffee with a Cop – Leamington edition, at Reload Coffee Shop, Campbell Street, Leamington on November 29 at 10.30am. See you there!
